Approach to Supply Chain Strategy: Combining Lean and Agile Solutions Professor Martin Christopher Cranfield School of Management Cranfield University Cranfield Bedford MK43 0AL United Kingdom Tel : 44 (0)1234 751122 Fax : 44 (0)1234 751806 E-mail : m.g.christopher@cranfield.ac.uk Agenda • • • • • New competitive realities Lean and Agile – what’s the difference? Attacking complexity and waste Improving on-shelf availability Building a consumer-driven supply chain A
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Further Efficiencies From Supply Chain TORONTO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/27/2004 -- Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) (TSX: HBC) continues with its commitment to use technology to drive operational efficiencies in all aspects of its organization. The Company successfully completed an automation drive with 140 of its Direct to Store suppliers‚ to effectively eliminate the handling and processing of 450‚000 manual transactions annually. The majority of Hbc’s 2‚000 vendor-strong supply chain is highly automated
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WAREHOUSING IN SUPPLY CHAIN Introduction Warehousing is one of the most important and critical logistic activities in industrial and service systems. A few production philosophies‚ e.g. just in time (JIT) and lean manufacturing‚ propose and support the so-called ‘‘zero stock’’ as basic and strategic pillar. Also manufacturing requirement planning (MRP)‚ the well known and widely adopted ‘‘push-’’ based fullfilment technique‚ theoretically guarantees no storage quantities when the ‘‘lot
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Portfolio of Evidence Case Study - Tshabalala & Sons Question 1 Supply Chain of Shabalala & Sons Suppliers Raw material - Gauteng Area Paper - KwaZulu Natal Manufacturer Tshabalala & Sons - Central Warehouse Midrand Distribution Centres Tsabalala & Sons Distribution Centre - Cape Town Tsabalala & Sons Distribution
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Assignment Sheet for Case Study: Negotiation - Porto This case is written by the authors of your textbook‚ Purchasing and Supply Chain Management‚ but may have been edited for our use in this course. This is a TEAM assignment. Read and discuss this mini-case and answer the 5 questions at the end of the case. In this manner‚ you will develop a negotiation plan for the buyer. The very best way to approach this team case is to work on all aspects (each question) of this case together. If you
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2. Supply Chain Map……………………………….. 4 3. The Supply Chain………………………………… 5 3.1 Figure 1…………………………………………. 5 4. References………………………………………….. 7 1. Introduction This report shows you Apple’s iPhone supply chain. It will point out some areas that could be improved and will explain why Apple could have chosen this route for their supply chain. 2. Supply Chain Map 3. The Supply Chain The supply chain
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Executive summary The e-Technology guide aims to analyse the practice of Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM) adopted by different companies in the face of increasing impacts of business operations on environment. The guide will start with introducing the reasoning behind the decision of implementing GrSCM and discussing about GrSCM’s current and future development directions. More details regarding to the definition of GrSCM and in-depth analyses about its structure will be also elaborated. Besides
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CONTENTS:1)INTRODUCTION2)IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT3)PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT4)PRODUCT AND ITS KEY CHARACTERISTICS5)AWARDS6)CHANGES OVER LAST 35 YEARS7)DEMAND FORCES8)CHANGES IN MARKET9)PROBLEMS10)SOLUTIONS11)WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION12)THE PROGRESS13)CONCLUSION14)REFERANCESPhysical distribution is simply another way of saying"The whole process of business"P.ducker‚ MacMillan‚ 1969"physical Distribution: the frontier of modern management"pg-4. The supply chain encompasses all activities
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individual functions to integrating activities into key supply chain processes. An example scenario: the purchasing department places orders as requirements become known. The marketing department‚ responding to customer demand‚ communicates with several distributors and retailers as it attempts to determine ways to satisfy this demand. Information shared between supply chain partners can only be fully leveraged through process integration. Supply chain business process integration involves collaborative
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stores could have been offered semi casual‚ smart casual and business casual lines. Semi casual clothes have been presented less than formal dresses. Smart casual lines have got a conservative look but the differentiation in colour‚ fabrics make it more acceptable to the customer. However‚ business casuals are differentiated in definition and colour is same. The Spa model of Uniqlo makes a differentiation between the substitutes into the industry. Threat of substitutes is low for Uniqlo into the industry
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